Ying Tianchang

Lichun Garden is located in the northeast of the inner city. Although it is a royal garden, it is not under the jurisdiction of the palace, so the defense has always been lax. Even if there was a drastic change in the Chongxiao Palace a few days ago, it was just an extra round of guards. After all, there is going to be a war. The imperial court was busy with the mobilization of food, grass and soldiers before it was too late, so how could they care about the scene of this incident?

This night, there were only two inner court guards on duty at the east gate of Lichun Garden. The two leaned against the stone wall and chatted casually, waiting for Maoshi to go home and hug his wife after changing shifts.Suddenly, one of the guards caught a glimpse of a black figure passing by the wall, and his heart skipped a beat!With a sound, he quickly poked his companion beside him, "Angkor, there seems to be someone over there!" That Angkor's name was Wu Qing, he was strong and courageous, and the Xindao Weitz had just made a big fuss in the Chongxiao Palace. , Could it be that he sneaked into the inner city again?He was big and courageous, so he didn't say much immediately, and gestured to his colleagues, "Go, go and have a look."

The two guards' skills were only average, although their footsteps were not heavy, nor were they silent, but the man seemed to know no martial arts, and he didn't notice it, just walked along the wall with a dull head.At this time, it was getting dark, Angkor squinted his eyes to identify it carefully, and found that the man was wearing a eunuch's uniform, his back was hunched, he seemed to be quite old, but his steps were brisk, and he didn't look like an old man.Wu Qing estimated the strength of the two sides, exchanged glances with his companion, and rushed forward at the same time, blocked the man one after another, and asked, "Who are you? Why did you leave the garden in the middle of the night?".The man was startled, but he calmed down instantly, and said in a soft voice: "The servant is the little pillar of the South Study Room. The emperor sent a servant to attend to An Hegong's injury. An Hegong just woke up, and the servant rushed back to the palace to announce the good news. Therefore, I took a short cut by taking the corner gate, and asked the two guards to accommodate me."

It turned out to be a young eunuch, Wu Qing heaved a sigh of relief, but felt disappointed in his heart, he stepped sideways to get out of the way, waved his hand and said: "Go." Xiao Zhuzi bowed and saluted before leaving.The shorter guard was named Liu Yi. Although he had poor fists and feet, he was careful, so he hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute!" and took a step forward to stop him. "What's wrong?" Wu Qing asked suspiciously.Liu Yi just smiled wryly, thinking to himself that this big man was pretending to be confused, how can the father-in-law in the palace be so kind to others?With a thought in his mind, he immediately grabbed Xiao Zhuzi's wrist, "Where's your badge?"

"I'm in my arms." Xiao Zhuzi didn't panic, and said with a low eyebrow, "My lord, let go first, so I can pay for the card." Liu Yi felt nauseated when he heard his sharp and soft voice, Unconsciously let go.Before Liu Yi could react, he heard three chi chi chi chits in succession, and fell down with a pain in his throat.The little Zhuzi father-in-law took a step back to get away from the corpse, a look of disgust appeared in his eyes, and then he returned to calm.He straightened up, pulled out the two black arrows that passed through his throat from the wall, carefully put them in his arms, and looked at the pale sky with a frown. Dissatisfied, I still feel the urgency of time.Knowing that this place is not suitable for staying for a long time, the small pillar quickly walked around the two corpses, stooped forward again, and disappeared into the shadow under the palace wall before dawn.

The weather in Yuechun is very good today, the sky is clear and the sun is sunny.Shen's mansion in the west city is also peaceful. In the kitchen, the cook just took out ice from the ice cellar, and put pieces into the mung bean soup in a small bowl.Ever since Shen Chifeng reported his illness, Ye Yunhui has been cooking the meals herself, but today, there are only the cook and two old women in the kitchen.

"Madam has ordered that the vegetables and meat are as usual, so you don't need to buy more." Madam Huang urged, although her face was calm, her tone could not conceal the worry. Madam Zhao and the cook looked at each other and nodded. Continue to do the work in hand silently.They were originally Ye Yunhui's personal maids when she was in her mother's house, and they have been in Shen's residence for 20 years, so their words are naturally quite strict.

Just as she was speaking, Ye Yunhui, the mistress of the Shen residence, entered the kitchen, her expression was as dignified and peaceful as before, and she did not reveal any undue emotions.She looked at Nanny Huang who brought her up and smiled, "Is the food ready?" Nanny Huang put four bowls of mung bean soup on the large tray by the stove, and said softly: "It's all ready, the young lady will serve it herself." In the past?" Ye Yunhui nodded, gave Huang Nanny an approving smile, picked up the tray and walked out of the kitchen.

Although she was carrying a large plate of things, Ye Yunhui's footsteps were still light. She quickly walked through the corridor between the kitchen and the main house, but bypassed the study where Shen Chifeng often stayed, and went directly into the Xikuan courtyard.She looked around to make sure that there was no one around, and then stretched out her foot to push open the door, and closed it again as soon as she entered.Although the Shen family lineage is complex, there are few people in this house. The west courtyard has never been occupied by people, and a thin layer of dust has accumulated on the floor tiles.Ye Yunhui passed through the front hall and turned into the room, and then she was relieved.The situation in the room was exactly the same as when she came out just now, there were three people sitting around the Eight Immortals table, but no one spoke quietly.The person sitting next to him was Shen Chifeng, and when he heard the footsteps, he turned his head and saw that it was his wife, but he didn't say much, just nodded slightly.Ye Yunhui forced a smile at her husband, took the tray by herself, set the tableware for several people, and started serving dishes.

If a third person saw such a scene, they would be extremely horrified. Ye Yunhui was born in a noble family, and she had only served her husband and son in her life, but now she put down her airs and personally served the guests. The woman didn't think there was anything inappropriate, so she just suffered it.

The man sitting on the upper hand was extremely young, he seemed to be in his early twenties, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, his skin was slightly darker at the neckline, and although his face was handsome, there was an indescribable weirdness.The woman next to her was around forty, with a high nose and deep eyes, and light-colored eyes. Although her hair was combed in the style of an ordinary woman, it could still be seen that her hair color was far lighter than that of people from the Central Plains.However, after seeing her and looking at the man again, the weirdness was immediately clear—the two people's faces and expressions were very similar, and they were obviously mother and child, but the man obviously spent a lot of effort in dressing up, his darker complexion and the contours of his eyebrows and eyes were different. It has been modified, and it looks like it is between the Central Plains and the foreigners, so it is naturally a bit nondescript.

Ye Yunhui sat down beside Shen Chifeng after serving dishes for several people, and ate by herself regardless of the weird atmosphere on the table. "It's a shame you can eat it." Shen Chifeng laughed out loud.Ye Yunhui swallowed the food gracefully, shrugged her shoulders and said, "Is it useful to stare hungry if you have a scar on your head?" Shen Chifeng shook his head helplessly, "What a lady, she speaks like a rascal in the street. My son’s hooligan temper is learned from you.” Ye Yunhui snorted, and said disapprovingly: “My father is a warrior, and I am also a warrior, so naturally I don’t have as many worries as you. Anyway, I didn’t see what you have achieved after being hungry for so long Consensus, it is better to fill the stomach first."

"Isn't it just cousins ​​who have become brothers? What could be worse?"

To be continued